World Cup Final’s Huge Audience Included Tweeting Celebrities

Members of the German World Cup team celebrate after winning Sunday’s final.

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Germany defeated Argentina 1 – 0 to take home the World Cup title for the second time in a quarter century. Millions of people gathered at bars or huddled around televisions at homes and restaurants across the world to watch the spirited game.

The match generated 32.1 million tweets, according to Twitter. When the final whistle sounded and Germany claimed their 4th championship, there were 618,725 tweets per minute discussing the game – a new Twitter record.